Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mr D O'Connor

Mr D O'Connor

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mr D O'Connor is a jockey with 1539 career rides 209 winners. He rides at a 13.6% strike rate. He has placed 586 times. He has earned £3.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Cartmel (3w from 8r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.6%

Total Wins

209

Total Runs

1,539

Places

586

Place %

38.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
2006200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022202420260612182449.76
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-25Galway (IRE)Tom Dempsey Flooring 4-Y-O Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat RaceMoscovite (FR)6616ffSoft
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat RaceThe Ocean Queen (IRE)2817ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Flat RaceVeales Cross (IRE)61116.5ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat RaceShuil Solas (IRE)21416ffGood
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)Race In Pink On October 25th Flat RaceWay With Words (IRE)2816.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-09-26Listowel (IRE)John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap SteeplechaseHarbour Highway (IRE)31424ffGood
2026-09-25Listowel (IRE)Shanahan Power Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat RaceShuil Solas (IRE)21416ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-24Listowel (IRE)Kevin McManus Bookmaker Flat RaceVeales Cross (IRE)4916ffGood
2026-09-02Navan (IRE)Kilberry (Q.R.) HandicapTimurshah (IRE)11616ffGood
2026-08-04Roscommon (IRE)Brian Keenan On-Course Bookmaker Flat RaceShe Means Business (IRE)71315.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-08-03Cork (IRE)Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 29th Flat RaceIt's Buster's Way (IRE)141718ffGood
2026-08-01Galway (IRE)Electric Galway Irish EBF Mares Flat RaceGunner Girl (IRE)131817ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-29Galway (IRE)Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) MaidenSunny South West (IRE)21812ffYielding
2026-07-27Galway (IRE)Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) HandicapComfort Zone (IRE)12017ffYielding
2026-07-02Limerick (IRE)INPBA Supporting Irish Racing Flat Race (In Memory Of Jerry McDonnell)Bacharach (GB)5816.5ffGood
2026-05-11Killarney (IRE)Thorn Plant Hire Hunters ChaseLifetime Ambition (IRE)31223ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-02Punchestown (IRE)Sebden Steel Celebrating 30 Years In Business (Pro/Am) Flat RaceRunningtostandstil (IRE)41616ffYielding
2026-05-01Punchestown (IRE)Uniquely Champion Hunters ChaseIts On The Line (IRE)21424.5ffYielding
2026-05-01Punchestown (IRE)Stables Restaurant Naas Flat RaceMacdonagh Park (IRE)62119ffYielding
2026-04-30Punchestown (IRE)JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat RaceCowboy Casanova (IRE)31016.5ffYielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————14%
Galway (IRE)—————11%
Limerick (IRE)—————18%
Listowel (IRE)—————12%
Thurles (IRE)—————12%
Leopardstown (IRE)—————14%
Cork (IRE)—————13%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————12%

Going Performance

Based on 1554 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
53W / 409R13%
Soft
35W / 246R14%
Good To Yielding
20W / 186R11%
Heavy
26W / 185R14%
Yielding
26W / 182R14%
Yielding To Soft
17W / 105R16%
Soft To Heavy
14W / 95R15%
Good To Firm
11W / 70R16%
Good To Soft
4W / 36R11%
Standard
4W / 21R19%
Firm
1W / 16R6%
Slow
0W / 3R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1554 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
2W / 15R13%
Mile
0W / 3R0%
Middle
76W / 675R11%
Staying
133W / 861R15%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Cartmel
3W / 8R38%
#2Bellewstown (IRE)
4W / 12R33%
#3Curragh (IRE)
2W / 6R33%
#4Ludlow
1W / 3R33%
#5Down Royal (IRE)
9W / 28R32%
#6Stratford
2W / 7R29%
#7Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
2W / 9R22%
#8Navan (IRE)
8W / 38R21%
#9Tramore (IRE)
4W / 19R21%
#10Limerick (IRE)
17W / 97R18%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6015304560

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Joseph Patrick O'Brien
14W / 62R23%
#2Emmet Mullins
13W / 41R32%
#3John E Kiely
12W / 108R11%
#4Gavin Cromwell
11W / 44R25%
#5S Curling
10W / 59R17%
#6Peter Fahey
7W / 42R17%
#7I R Ferguson
6W / 21R29%
#8A J Martin
6W / 33R18%
#9E Bolger
6W / 43R14%
#10Robert Tyner
6W / 44R14%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1John P Mcmanus
37W / 154R24%
#2R A Bartlett
5W / 8R63%
#3Mrs A F Mee
4W / 11R36%
#4Sean Bernardine Mulryan
4W / 26R15%
#5Direct Bloodstock Limited
3W / 11R27%
#6Victor N Stroud
3W / 11R27%
#7G J Burke
3W / 18R17%
#8C C R Racing Syndicate
2W / 2R100%
#9Mrs J M Russell
2W / 2R100%
#10Mrs Z Wentworth
2W / 2R100%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1530

Wins

207

Win Rate

14%

AW

Runs

24

Wins

4

Win Rate

17%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1274

Wins

176

Win %

14%

Place %

39%

Flat

Runs

280

Wins

35

Win %

13%

Place %

36%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Unibet Irish Gold Cup (grade 1)

Edwulf (GB) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 4 Feb 2018

£113k
#2

Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap

Comfort Zone (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 27 Jul 2026

£66k
#3

Maureen Mullins National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Corbetts Cross (IRE) · Cheltenham · 12 Mar 2024

£61k
#4

146th Year Of The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup (Listed Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase)

Minella Rocco (IRE) · Cheltenham · 15 Mar 2016

£60k
#5

Paddy Power Play Card (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)

Colcannon (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 1 Feb 2025

£59k
#6

Donohue Marquees Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)

Jeroboam Machin (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 3 Feb 2024

£59k
#7

ITM - Supporting Irish Store Sales Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1)

Kilcruit (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 28 Apr 2021

£59k
#8

Goffs Land Rover Bumper

Vision Des Flos (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 25 Apr 2017

£59k
#9

Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Listed)

Ok Corral (IRE) · Doncaster · 25 Jan 2020

£57k
#10

141st Year Of The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup (Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase)

Chicago Grey (IRE) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2011

£45k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

6.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
47
2/1–4/1
69
4/1–8/1
59
8/1–16/1
23
16/1+
13

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
3W / 14R21%
Mid
3W / 24R13%
High
7W / 37R19%